IDAGIO | Farkas: Chamber Music, Vol. 4 – Complete Works with Cello II 5060113443861

Featuring

Kristóf Baráti
Péter Bársony
Miklós Perényi
Veronika Oross
Miklós Spányi
Eszter Lesták Bedő

Gábor Bretz
Balázs Szokolay
Ferenc Farkas

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Composer Biography

Ferenc Farkas was an influential teacher at the Academy of Music in Budapest, counting among his students notable composers like György Kurtág and György Ligeti.

Compositional Technique

Ferenc Farkas's chamber works feature 35 different combinations for instrumental duos, eighteen types of trios, and various quartets, quintets, sextets, and octets, showcasing his experimental approach to instrumentation.

Performer Biography

Kristóf Baráti, a violinist, won the prestigious Paganini Competition in Moscow in 2010, which is considered the 'Oscar' of violinists.

Performer Biography

Miklós Perényi, a Hungarian cellist, was invited by Pablo Casals to his master-classes in Zermatt and Puerto Rico in 1965 and 1966.

Composition History

Ferenc Farkas composed for unusual instrumental combinations, partly because during post-WWII travels in Hungary, he found that not every place had a usable piano or other standard instruments.

Historical Context

During the Socialist period in Hungary, composers like Ferenc Farkas were highly esteemed and actively participated in public cultural life, appearing on TV and radio.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ferenc Farkas, a renowned Professor of Composition at the Academy of Music in Budapest, saw the preservation and extension of great musical traditions as a chief task of his life.